Sidney Holloway Spinning Carded Wool in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, circa 1949

THF243124 / Sidney Holloway Spinning Carded Wool in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, circa 1949

Artifact Overview

Sidney Holloway (1901-1960) was instrumental in establishing the weaving program at Greenfield Village. Holloway, once employed in the Ford Motor Company's Textile Department, began working with Henry Ford's textile-making collections in 1930. Through hands-on experience and self-study, he mastered the weaving craft. Holloway would engage Greenfield Village visitors for thirty years and pass on his skills to the next generation of artisans.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1949

Subject Date

circa 1949

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2007.0.26.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Demonstrations (Presentation events) Open-air museums Spinning (Textile process) Visitors Teachers Holloway, Sidney W. Gunsolly Carding Mill Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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Gunsolly Carding Mill
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